Politics / Nagaland

KOHIMA, April 1: The NSCN(IM) on Friday termed Thursday's security forces raid of the office of its Information and Publicity wing in the town as 'clear violation of ceasefire ground rules,' reports PTI. NSCN(IM) Information and Publicity secretary V Horam said security forces personnel swooped down on the office and took away a computer set, fax machine, tape recorder, three telephone sets, a cordless telephone, some books and printed materials and personnel belongings. He said 'it is a clear violation of the ceasefire ground rules.' Army sources said the security forces raided the office of...

KOHIMA, March 31: The provisional figures of the 2001 census reveal that immigrant settlers from Assam and Tripura have swamped the hill states of the Northeast. The figures released here today showed that, except for Assam and Tripura, population growth in the remaining five states of the region was much higher that the national growth rate of 21.34 per cent during 1991-2001. Nagaland, like in the last census, emerged as the state with highest population growth rate in the country recording 64.41 per cent. Census officials said it was difficult to ascertain whether the migrants were legal...

KOHIMA, March 31: Nagaland has recorded the highest decadal growth of population during 1991-2001 in the country, the provisional census figures released here on Saturday revealed, reports PTI. The provisional census figures of Nagaland with districtwise break-ups, including literacy rate and sex ratio were formally released here this morning by Chief Minister SC Jamir at a simple function at his official residence. The total population in Nagaland increased from 12,09,546 in 1991 to 19,88,636 in March 2001, recording the decadal growth at 64.41 per cent against the national average growth...

KOHIMA, March 19: The Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) on Monday said the suspension of the Special Armed Forces Act by the Centre and the NSCN(IM)'s decision to abstain from 'extortion' will lead to truce in the area, reports UNI. The NBCC, in a release issued by its general secretary Rev Zhau Terhuja, said the people were awaiting an outcome of the ceasefire declaration by the Centre. He lamented that both the security forces and the NSCN(IM) were accusing each other of violation of ground rules. Meanwhile, Nagaland Governor O P Sharma on March 13 said that the people were keen to have...

KOHIMA, March 16: The frequent absence of ministers in the Nagaland Assembly Thursday attracted the ire of the Speaker, Z Lohe, who expressed serious concern over the practice, reports PTI. Immediately after the conclusion of discussion on the Governor's address to the House, the Speaker ruled that the ministers concerned should attend the proceedings when members raised important issues. Earlier, during question hours and debates on the Governor's address, several members drew attention of the government towards continuous absence of certain ministers in their offices.

KOHIMA, March 13: The Nagaland Government has constituted complaint cells for sexual harrassment of women at their work places in accordance with guidelines and norms prescribed by the Supreme Court, reports PTI. The Complaints Committee, formed with Power and Higher and Technical Education Secretary, B Jamir, as chairperson, will now prepare annual report and submit the same to Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms detailing the complaints made to it and actions taken thereof, an official notification said here on March 12. Any woman government employee, who becomes the victim of...

NEW DELHI, March 5: Firmly opposing the extension of the three-year-long ceasefire between the Centre and the NSCN(IM), Manipur Chief Minister Radhabinod Koijam today demanded comprehensive ceasefire with all the outfits in the region to make the peace process "more purposeful", reports PTI. "Why not all the outfits are covered? But if you want to confine your talks with National Socialist Council of Nagaland (IM) alone at any cost it should not be extended to the Naga inhabited territories of Manipur," Koijam told reporters. Dismissing reports which suggested that Koijam and Mahanta's...

IMPHAL, March 4: The 17-day-old People's Front Ministry led Radhabinod Koijam has strongly opposed the proposed extension of the 3-year-old ceasefire between the Centre and the NSCN(IM) to Naga-inhabited areas of the Northeast, particularly Manipur. The Chief Minister, Radhabinod Koijam who is currently in New Delhi for the Chief Minister's conference, in a statement which was made available here, said that Naga outfits have been demanding a Greater Nagaland or Southern Nagaland integrating all Naga-dominated areas of Manipur have strongly opposed the extension of the ceasefire and will, at...

IMPHAL, March 3: The proposed extension of the ceasefire between the NSCN(IM) and the Centre to other contiguous Naga-dominated areas of the Northeast has received a boost after Union home minister L. K. Advani yesterday hinted at getting "a positive response from the Chief Ministers of some states in the region." However, Manipur Chief Minister Radhabinod Koijam today opposed any move to extend the ceasefire to the Naga-inhabited areas of the state. In an official statement released from New Delhi, Koijam reportedly mooted the idea of a ceasefire with all the militant outfits of the Northeast...

IMPHAL, March 3: Contradictory to news reports, the state Chief Minister, Radhabinod Koijam has reiterated that Manipur's objection to the proposed extension of the three year-old ceasefire between the Government of India and Naga UGs, to Naga inhabited areas in the state still stands. Talking to mediapersons at the Chief Minister's secretariat, the health minister, Nimaichand Luwang speaking on behalf of the Chief Minister, who is now in Delhi, categorically denied that the Chief Minister had at any point during his talks with either the Prime Minister or the home minister gave any positive...